Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-18
State Crop Report,

Since the July report was issued the
secretary of state has received three differ
ent reports on the wheat output in the
southern tiers of counties. The third re-
port was made Aug. g and 0, and gives re
turns from 6, 173 jobs threshed, aggrega
ting /, 52l, 900 bushels from 1913, 600 acres
and indicates total of 1880. 900 bushels
in the counties named. Accepting these
figures as correct the total product in the
state will be 81, 223, 600 bushels. Grain il
generally of good qualify, though in indi
vidual fields and in some localities the
berry is more or less shrunken. On Aug
/ about 1000, 900 bushels of the 1SSf
wheat crop was yet in farmers hands
The total number of bushels of wheat re
ported marketed during the month OF
July is 305, 900; number of bushels report
ed during the year ending July 81 is 49,.
097, 900, or about One-half of the crop OF
1885,
Oats are estimated to yield % bushels
and barley % bushels per acre. The
drouth that has prevailed in the southern
part of the state with scarcely break
during the entire season has injured corn
and potatoes beyond hope of recovery
On Aug. estimates of correspond
ents in southern counties place the con-
dition of corn at 20 per cent and potatoes
at SO per cent of an average crop, but con-
tinued dry, hot weather has lowered the
condition since very materially. One
half Of an average crop of corn and one
fourth to one-third of the average crop of
potatoes is more than can be expected.
In many localities corn is being cut and
either fed to stock or cured for winter fOd-
der. In the central and northern counties
tla 90 nd tatn 10
favorable, though in these sections both
crops will be far below an average. The
area planted to potatoes is about the same
as in average years. Hay In southern
counties was SO per cent, i'm central %
per cent and in northern 101 per cent of
an average crop. Meadows and pastures
are dried up in southern counties while
in central and northern counties they
have suffered less severely. A poor
''catch" of clover sowed this year is re-
ported though there is hope that more
may spring up after rain has fallen.
Apples. promise about five-eights of an
average crop.
Six hundred acres near Dimondale were
burned over the other night and the peo-
pie worked all night to save the farm
buildings of Chas Toney and succeeded,
but the fire took everything else, includ-
ing his orchards, forest and many cords
of wood.
Miss Luce. daughter of the gov, rnor,
has been voted the daughter of the brigade
in return for her kindness in presenting
each regiment with a beautiful bouquet.
Miss Bertha Wells, the bosom friend of
Miss Luce, was the adopted daughter of
the regiments.
George kirkpatrick of Vanderbilt was
accidentally shot by Michigan Central
brakeman, whose name Is unknown, the
bullet striking George in the neck just
below the ear, and coming out of his back.
The wound may not prove fatal. 1t was
case of didn't know IL was loaded.
President Cleveland has pardoned VIM.
II. Andrews, sentenced from Little Rock,
Ark, in April, 1856, for two years in the
house of correction for passing counterfeit
money. The pardon states that this was
his first offense; that he was the tool of
others, and that he only passed one piece.
Gov. Luce discharged Charles Kelley
from the state militia for the assault which
has occasioned the bitter fight between
companies b and X at Grand Rapids.
Fred Wheaton and Ward Doubleday of
Kalamazoo were also discharged. OIense,
going home without leave.
Mr.. Albert NJ. Henry of Detroit, the at
torney of the Detroit, Bay City Il Alpena
railroad, of which Gen. II. A. Ager Is
president and chief owner, has secured a
right of way through the "Nelson tract, F"
so-called in East Tawas. This will prob
ably lead to the location Of extensive
shops, etc., at that city.
The geological survey officials at Wash